Players Avoiding Arbitration: Tuesday

Dozens of arbitration eligible players have agreed to deals with their respective teams today and we've been tracking all of the developments right here. Several teams, including the Rays, Nationals, Marlins, White Sox, Blue Jays, Braves, and perhaps Astros, are known for committing to going to hearings if they get to the point of filing. Keep track of all the madness with MLBTR's arbitration tracker, which shows settlement amounts, filing figures, and midpoints. Today's players to avoid arbitration on deals worth less than $4MM:

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Wow, that’s news to me because I’ve always known the Braves to almost never go to hearings. Don’t they usually figure things out beforehand? With Bourn (boras client, well deserving of a raise) things might get a little hairy but I think they’ll figure things out with him and JJ.

Marlins resigned Mujica to return to a bullpen that has Heath Bell and Oviedo (Leo Nunez) and Mike Dunn and Randy Choate and other young potential studs. Once they add Cespedes, they are a more than legit threat to take the NL East for the first time ever! Muy bien.

To me, Delmon Young is a complete mystery. Based on what he did last season 6.75 mill seems incredibly steep, but the talent is there. If he can get locked in for an extended period of time, he’s truly a great hitter in any lineup. He regressed like it was nobody’s business last season but the Tigers got to see the good Delmon in the stretch run. I’ll be interested to see what he does this year.

I know the players union will never go for it , but I would like to see Arbitration abolished. Even George Stienbrenner pointed free agency is a choice , but arbitration requires all teams to match whatever the stupidest owner offers someone .

I would much rather that 3-6 year players have higher minimum salaries . That way when someone spends 270 million on a third basemen , it doesn’t inflate the cost for everyone. With players cost controlled for 6 years , perhaps more teams could compete?

If players in years 3-6 still get some sort of minimum, than the bigger market teams are saving more money, and can buy every single free agent, not to mention once guys got to free agency, there salaries would likely be inflated drastically by an ensuing bidding war, since teams would have excessive money to spend.

Points taken . But this madness must end . The O’s may owe Guthrie 10.25 Million and he went 4-17 . If teams have to spend 10 Million a year on starters who lose 17 games a year , we are all doomed.

Yes , he pitched a lot of innings , yes his numbers would have been better if he had more run support . But I don’t deal in if’s , I deal in wins and losses . And to have my ” Ace ” loose 17 games a year and demand 10 Million plus to do it , well , this financial insainity must stop , somehow ?

I know the players union will never go for it , but I would like to see Arbitration abolished. Even George Stienbrenner pointed free agency is a choice , but arbitration requires all teams to match whatever the stupidest owner offers someone .

I would much rather that 3-6 year players have higher minimum salaries . That way when someone spends 270 million on a third basemen , it doesn’t inflate the cost for everyone. With players cost controlled for 6 years , perhaps more teams could compete?

Totally agree. Schierholtz is great in RF. I was at the game when he hit the walk-off against the A’s last may. The guy shows power like he did in Colorado. He has one of the best arms. One he’s one of the fastest guys on the team too. He’s pretty legit. He just needs to hit for a better average and be more consistent.

They don’t have to pay him… He’s a decent reliever, who, in all likelihood, won’t be around anyway. They’re not paying him to not be there. It doesn’t really matter. This way they get to keep the rights to his contract though.